The Shadow's Edge
Action · Crime
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Film / 1961
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Directed by
Jun Fukuda
When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.
The story
When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.
Cast
Hiroshi MoriyaMoritaro the Peak-Topper
Mie HamaOkitsu (tea girl)
Kiyoshi KodamaIchigoro
Makoto SatōNagagorō of Shimizu
Fumie NoguchiOchō (fiancée)
Mutoshi HappaIshimatsu of the Forest
Rumiko SasaOume
Nami TamuraOmatsu
Takeshi SakamotoTetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
Sachio SakaiTraveling Monk
Shōichi HiroseHighwayman A
Yutaka NakayamaInnkeeper
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Gorô Sakurai
Masahiko ShimazuKinta (Okitsu’s brother)
Senkichi Ōmura
Jun'ichirō MukaiRyūemon (Tea Merchant)
Tadashi OkabeRice Shop Owner (Father)
Teruko Mita
Yasuhiko Saijō
Yutaka Oka
二瓶正典
Minoru Itō
Haruo Suzuki
Rumi KonishiOsode (Tea Girl)
Yuki ShimizuOtake (Tea Girl)
Rinsaku OgataSentā of Kesera Gang
Saburô Kadowaki
Kenzo Echigo
大川秀子
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi
Izumi Akimoto
高野文子
原紀世子
Sachiko Môri
Kazuko Tani
Yōko Yano
島幸子
近藤征矢
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